Venezuelan authorities

“The death toll from Wednesday’s 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes has climbed to at least 1,420, while more than 51,000 people remain unaccounted for, according to Venezuelan authorities.”

“More than 14,000 military and police personnel have been deployed to the area.”

“Venezuelan authorities said Friday that 861 volunteers from Mexico, the U.S., El Salvador, Switzerland, Colombia and beyond were in the country, and more were coming from elsewhere.”

“Wednesday’s 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes”

“more than1,700 deaths”

“Venezuelan authorities have raised the death toll to more than1,700 deaths from the twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that struck the country’s coastal region last Wednesday, according to the…”